South Texas College of Law, Annotations (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 13, No. 8, April, 1985 Page: 11 of 11

                                
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-ANNOTATIONS—
April 1985
Editorial
Bye Bye
This edition of Annotations is
the last for the current staff, which
includes, (bottom to top, left to
right) Gary Block, Amy Stout,
Mark Goldberg, Edgar Goldberg,
Charlie Johnson, Bruce Meyer's
face, Mary Bray, Barbara Pusch,
Morris Weiss, Kevin Berry, Jeff
Pratt, Maria Rago, Steve Rubin
and Peter Brannan. Missing from
the photo but not in spirit is Gregg
Rosenberg, our mighty business
manager.
We would like to thank our
mothers and fathers for letting us
be here; the federal government for
paying our tuition; the
administration for its unwavering
support; some faculty members for
their pronounced blief in prior
restraints; our cats, dogs, birds and
horses.
From all of us to each of you, we
wish you April Fools.
Photo by A.R. Stout
Correction
Fund not scholarship money
Annotations (February) in-
correctly reported that the
Dean's Discretionary Fund is a
spillover fund for students
whose financial aid needs can-
not be fulfilled by the Spurgeon
Bell Fund.
The college's Dean's Discre-
tionary Fund, much like similar
funds at other law schools, is
available to the Dean for school
purposes which may not have
been anticipated or budgeted,
according to Assistant Dean
Eugene Jones, who heads the
college's business office.
Dean Jones said that since he
has been with STCL, which is
for about 16 years, the only time
the Dean's Discretionary Fund
monies have been spent is to
help defray costs of a student
banquet.
Additionally, "some interest
income has been diverted to the
Bell Fund for scholarship pur-
poses," Dean Jones added.
The Dean's Discretionary
Fund totals approximately
$68,000, according to Dean
Jones.
Annotations correctly quoted
a committee memorandum,
which incorrectly listed the
Dean's Discretionary Fund as a
scholarship fund.
Code gives right
to confrontation
Quote of the month
When the going gets tough the weird turn pro.
Tim Hogan, 1985
ANNOTATIONS
EDITOR
Barbara E. Pusch
Assistant Editors  Peter R. Brannan Staff Writers Bruce Mayer, Jeff Pratt
Mary Carouthers Bray Jeff Romeo, Maria Rago
William L. Yanger Troy Roper, Morris D. Weiss
Chief Photographer A.R. Stout Columnists Taylor S. Davis
Copy Editor, Photographer    Kevin Berry Edgar Goldberg, Cindi Hooper
Editorial Cartoonist David Anderson Charles Johnson, Mari Slome
Staff Writers  Vicki Bailey, Gary Block Valda Combs-Jordan
William Conkin, Mark Goldberg Faculty Advisor R. Randall Kelso
BUSINESS MANAGER
Gregg M. Rosenberg
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Dear Editor,
This letter is in response to the ar-
ticle regarding the plea agreements
reached by two students charged
with Honor Code violations (Anno-
tations March 1985).
In the quoted statement of one of
the two students charged, the indi-
vidual misinterpreted the Honor
Code when he said, "There is no
provision which allows an individual
to confront his accusers ..."
The Honor Code specifically
spells out in Code section 11.06 en-
titled Confrontation: "The accused
shall in no case be denied the right to
know and to confront the complai-
nant or complainants and witness or
witnesses against him."
Procedurally, it is impossible for
an accused to be denied access to
his or her accuser. Honor Code sec-
tion 11.02 entitled Filing the Com-
plaint, requires the complainant
(accuser) to file a written and signed
complaint with the chief prose-
cutor. After inquiry into the facts
set forth in the complaint the chief
prosecutor, in accordance with
Honor Code section 11.04 entitled
Formal Bill of Complaint, formal-
izes the complaint and sets forth the
facts as witnessed by the complain-
ant (accuser). The complainant (ac-
cuser) must then affix his signature
below an appropriate certification
clause stating that the facts therein
are true and correct to the best of
his knowledge. This Formal Bill of
Complaint is then served upon the
accused in accordance with Honor
Code section 11.05 entitled Service
of Notice.
Additionally, an individual con-
fronts his accuser at a pre-trial hear-
ing, unless the accused waives the
hearing and opts for a plea agree-
ment, in which case the accused is
comment
still aware of the identity of the in-
dividual who brought charges from
the signature affixed to the Formal
Bill of Complaint.
Therefore, an individual accused
of an Honor Code violation knows
who is bringing charges against
him/her in the Formal Bill of Com-
plaint. Further, the Honor Code
makes it procedurally impossible
for an accused to go without know-
ledge of, and confrontation of his
or her accuser.
Respectfully Submitted,
Jim Brock
Chief Prosecutor
Memorial
established
A memorial fund for JO-
CATHERINE LANE, who died on
March 27, has been created to
develop a Law and Medical
Research section for South Texas
College of Law Library.
Ms. Lane, a 1983 graduate from
South Texas and late of the firm of
Shanks & Lane, held a Masters
degree in Library Science, and was
involved in the practice of legal
medicine.
Contributions should be made to
South Texas College of Law and
identified as being for the Jo Lane
Fund. Further information is avail-
able from Prof. Charles Weigel.